VICE PRESIDENT, SHETTIMAAFFIRMS NIGERIA’S STANCE ON NUCLEAR TEST BAN.

Vice President KASHIM SHETTIMA has reiterated Nigeria’s commitment to the ban on nuclear weapon testing.

 SHETTIMA, stated this during a meeting at the Presidential Villa with a delegation from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) led by its Executive Secretary, ROBERT FLOYD.

 SHETTIMA noted that Nigeria, like many countries in Africa, is facing numerous socio-economic challenges, including poverty and climate change, hence Africa’s priority, at the moment, is to address its existential challenges, not the pursuit of nuclear weapons capability.

 SHETTIMA commended the CTBTO for also serving civilian purposes such as detecting tsunamis and volcanic seismic activities as well as contributing to the stability of global ecology.

 On his part, the Executive Secretary of CTBTO, FLOYD, applauded Nigeria’s leadership under President BOLA TINUBU for contributing to the attainment of the global average in the reduction of nuclear testing and establishment of strong norms against it, describing the relationship between the organization and the country as a natural partnership.